Topic: Environment & Climate — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-15 11:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The state-run weather agency said on Sunday that the northeast monsoon or ‘amihan’ would continue to prevail at least over the next two to three days in most parts of the archipelago.
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[2026-03-15 06:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: More than 20,000 sq km of coast has succumbed to Australia’s first ever bloom of toxic Karenia cristata algae – and scientists worry it could explode again
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[2026-03-15 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Wales players celebrate their side’s third try of the game, scored by Dewi Lake, during the Men’s Six Nations match between Wales and Italy in Cardiff, Wales, Saturday March 14, 2026. (David Davies/PA via AP)
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[2026-03-15 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power Saturday after high winds raked eastward from the Great Lakes region, leaving trees down and substantial property damage in their wake.
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[2026-03-15 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-15 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Giant wind turbine blades for the Vineyard Winds project are stacked on racks in the harbor, July 11, 2023, in New Bedford, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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[2026-03-15 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: About 30 Indigenous women from seven Amazon nationalities traveled to Ecuador’s northern oil region to witness the environmental impacts of decades of oil and gas extraction, part of a workshop aimed at preparing communities for possible expansion of drilling. (AP Video shot by Cesar Olmos)
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[2026-03-14 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Sonite Innovative Surfaces Co. Ltd, opens its factory in Bangkok, Thailand on March 14, 2026 for the Thaifex-Horec Asia 2026, showcasing recyclable materials like rice husks, coconut fiber, eggshells, discarded bottled water and even old money. In an interview with The Manila Times, Sonite President Nitiphan Darakananda said that people have become more conscious of the environment that many customers were now asking for sustainable items to be used in their hotels and restaurants.
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[2026-03-14 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Trees and forests] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Her research popularised the idea of the wood wide web, but the scientific backlash was brutal. As the author of The Mother Tree returns to the forest in a new book, she discusses her battle to reimagine our relationship with nature
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[2026-03-14 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro will travel to Canberra to discuss flood recovery. (ABC News: Dane Hirst)
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[2026-03-14 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Water] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Exclusive: Lough Neagh, which supplies drinking water for 40% of NI, contains genes resistant to last-resort antibiotics
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[2026-03-14 13:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The logo for the Danish company Orsted is displayed on the exterior of the Avedore Power Station in Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Aug. 19, 2025. (Sebastian Elias Uth/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)
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[2026-03-14 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is advancing the Metro Manila Sponge City Project aimed at improving flood management in parts of the capital through nature-based solutions and integrated sponge city systems.
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[2026-03-14 12:53 UTC+10:00] [ENVIRONMENT] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: As temperatures in recent years broke historical records, Zeke Hausfather, a climate scientist with the research nonprofit Berkeley Earth, tried to find words to describe the heat, settling on "absolutely gobsmackingly bananas.”
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[2026-03-14 12:07 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Climate change] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-14 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Katherine River peaked at 19.2 metres at Katherine Bridge last weekend before falling to 12.53 metres as of this morning. (Supplied: Bec Beaumont)
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[2026-03-14 08:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Much of the Northern Territory's Top End was smashed by floods this week.
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[2026-03-14 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump listens as Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin speaks during an event announcing that the EPA will no longer regulate greenhouse gases, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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[2026-03-14 06:59 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The 2011 Brisbane floods were the catalyst for Greg Stegman’s spiral into alcoholism.
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[2026-03-14 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The 20th anniversary celebration of the Institute of Environmental Professionals Sri Lanka (IEPSL) was held in Colombo on Thursday (12). The event was presided over by Environment Minister Dr. Dammika Patabendi, with the participation of former President Maithripala Sirisena.
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[2026-03-14 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Centre of Excellence for Ocean Science and Environment in Sri Lanka will serve as a hub for research, knowledge exchange and capacity building to support science-based ocean governance across the Indian Ocean Region, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment stated.
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[2026-03-14 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Already this year, Quondong Station has mustered about 5,000 feral goats for control. (Supplied: Quondong Station)
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[2026-03-14 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A general view shows the aftermath of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. ead after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century fire ripped through the town of Lahaina, killing 101 people. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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[2026-03-14 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Weather Forecasts
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[2026-03-14 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) will wind down operations on March 31, its chairman Andres Reyes said Friday, after transmitting all documents and findings on the flood control anomalies to the Office of the Ombudsman.
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[2026-03-14 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ABBEVILLE, La. — Jacob Sagrera unrolls an alligator skin and lays it flat on a metal table, brushing off flecks of salt. He holds it up to the light, looking for blemishes, and gives it a score.
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[2026-03-14 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La canadiense Brittany Hudak compite en el esquí de fondo de los Juegos Paralímpicos de Invierno, el miércoles 11 de marzo de 2026, en Tesero, Italia. (AP Foto/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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[2026-03-14 00:20 UTC+10:00] [South China Morning Post] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association alarmed by hiring freezes and job losses at NGOs despite rising demand for services
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[2026-03-14 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A Louisiana farm that raises alligators for skins used in luxury goods also helps conserve the species. After the alligator was listed as endangered, the state proposed boosting numbers by having farmers raise them for meat and skins, but releasing some back into the wild. (AP Video: Joshua A. Bickel)
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[2026-03-13 23:23 UTC+10:00] [passive euthanasia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Harish Rana was comatose and bedridden for over a decade. Now, the Supreme Court has ruled that his ‘endless misery’ can finally end
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[2026-03-13 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Department of Meteorology has issued an Amber-level Warm Weather Advisory for 14 March 2026, warning that the heat index in several provinces could reach cautionary levels. The advisory, released by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre, covers the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, North-central, and North-western provinces, as well as Monaragala, Mannar, and Vavuniya districts.
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[2026-03-13 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Traditionally winters are dry in much of Spain. It’s the springs and autumns which are typically the wettest, but this winter has been different. This is what you think of the weather this year so far.
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[2026-03-13 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Russia is earning nearly $588 million daily from fossil fuel exports in March—a 17 percent increase since February—as the Iran conflict disrupts Gulf oil supplies and drives prices higher, new analysis shows.
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[2026-03-13 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Gaisskarferner Glacier is visible near Innsbruck, Austria, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, file)
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[2026-03-13 20:46 UTC+10:00] [Infrastructure] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ministers face accusations of carrying out ‘irresponsible deregulation’ as they push through ‘clean energy’ proposals
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[2026-03-13 20:35 UTC+10:00] [Warmadewa University] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Experts warn extreme weather and decades of coastal development on the resort island have worsened the situation
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[2026-03-13 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Qiu Qingwei, 26, was killed in floodwater at Kilkivan earlier this week. (Supplied)
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[2026-03-13 18:45 UTC+10:00] [Environment / Conservation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A former wildlife carer has been cleared of all charges of animal cruelty, five years and five days after WIRES and the RSPCA raided her Blue Mountains property and seized three kangaroos in her care.
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[2026-03-13 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: CEBU CITY — Employees at the Cebu Provincial Capitol will no longer report to work on Fridays as the provincial government implements a four-day workweek to conserve energy.
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[2026-03-13 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenFare dodger … this red fox travelled from Southampton, UK to New York last month, stowing away on a cargo ship that was carrying cars across the Atlantic. Upon landing, he was taken to Bronx zoo, where he was reportedly settling in well and enjoying the plentiful food – although possibly lonesome, since he is the only fox on the premisesPhotograph: APShareView image in fullscreenA pair of graceful black-headed ibis in a paddy field in Assam, IndiaPhotograph:
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[2026-03-13 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Residents have been rescued from homes and vehicles after flash flooding hit the Northern Rivers region in New South Wales this afternoon.
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[2026-03-13 17:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Araon, a South Korean startup specializing in vehicle emissions reduction technology, said Friday it is promoting a project in India that combines Korean environmental technology with corporate social responsibility initiatives by Korean firms operating in the country.
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[2026-03-13 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Renewable energy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The war on Iran has put fossil-fuel prices centre stage, but don’t believe those who tout ‘maximising the North Sea’ as our salvation
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[2026-03-13 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Renewable energy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As energy prices tripled in the 1970s due to Middle Eastern wars, Scandinavia, France and the Netherlands sped up green transition
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[2026-03-13 16:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (DOST-Pagasa) led the inauguration of its Iloilo Radar Facility and broke ground for the new Iloilo Synoptic Station.
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[2026-03-13 16:40 UTC+10:00] [Flooding] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: German shepherd helped into helicopter hovering above 4WD stranded in flood waters that have inundated much of northern Australia was ‘amazing’
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[2026-03-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Mining] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: While tailings dams are meant to last for ever, extreme weather events are making many unstable – with devastating consequences for nature and humans
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[2026-03-13 16:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-13 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Brittany Hudak, of Canada, competes in the cross country skiing women’s 10Km interval start classic standing final at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Tesero, Italy, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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[2026-03-13 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: For longtime Katherine residents, this week's flooding brought back memories of the fatal 1998 floods. (Supplied: Our Territory)
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